as in to cross
to make one's way through, across, or over
the spider traversed the wall from end to end
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Recent Examples of traverse
Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
The Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans all traversed the city, leaving their imprints.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
The trip would see the duo aim to become the first ever to finish a single-day traverse of all five icy granite towers of the Devils Thumb massif, located in the Stikine Ranges mountain range that straddle the Alaska-British Columbia border.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Born in Congo and raised in Germany and France, Malonga journeyed through 46 of Africa’s 54 countries before opening Meza Malonga in Kigali 2020, calibrating his findings into a sweeping tasting menu that traverses the vast expanse of Africa.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
The Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans all traversed the city, leaving their imprints.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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This ride has some flow trail and a respectable 3-mile loop of tight wooded singletrack made up of rough bedrock traverses, dirt berms, and some rocky technical features.
—Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
The trip would see the duo aim to become the first ever to finish a single-day traverse of all five icy granite towers of the Devils Thumb massif, located in the Stikine Ranges mountain range that straddle the Alaska-British Columbia border.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Timmerman told reporters that he was stopped by Syrian officials earlier this year after crossing into the country on foot.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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His interest in rolling back those changes comes as incoming President Trump has vowed to launch mass deportations of immigrants across the country, regardless of whether they’ve been convicted of any crimes besides crossing into the U.S. illegally.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Rovaniemi counted a record 1.2 million overnight visitors in 2023, almost 30% growth on 2022, after rebounding from pandemic travel disruptions.CNN, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The biting winter chill provides the perfect opportunity to lean into layering and get creative with your travel style while staving off the cold.Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Understanding the role of COVID-19 treatment options, especially for those at higher risk, is an important step in navigating this ongoing challenge.Essence, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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As workloads increase and stress levels follow, integrating work commitments with home life becomes harder to navigate; especially for working mothers who may be adding childcare into the mix.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The pair hit New York City’s Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum in a co-headlining 21-city trek that kicked off in September and concluded in late October.Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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The emerging música mexicana artist will kick off his Ay Mamá trek — produced by Live Nation — on March 13 in Dallas’ The Pavillion at Toyota Music Factory.Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
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The novel follows Violet Sorrengail, whose commanding mother denies her entry to the safe Scribe Quadrant and forces her into Basgiath War College, where students fight to become elite dragon riders.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Hand-washing, covering your mouth during coughing, and following other basic hygiene measures can all help prevent the spread of whooping cough.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Moreover, the gyro wheel design stabilizes the success of this approach in improving the motion, ensuring robust traversal.Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
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The group also used structured query language (SQL) injection and directory traversal exploits (HTTP exploits) to gain access to data.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 24 June 2024
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From there, the star walked down a grand staircase as a spectacle of back-up dancers and swinging napkins from the audience took the performance to new heights.James Dinh, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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Mangione is the suspect in the fatal shooting of CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City street on the morning of Dec. 4, as Thompson was walking to a hotel where an investor conference was being held.Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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They’re joined on the expedition by Filip’s buddy and fellow director, Fredrik Wikingsson.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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Buck chronicled his expeditions in 1930s films like Bring ’Em Back Alive, Wild Cargo, and Fang and Claw—purported documentaries that featured the pith-helmeted, somewhat pudgy, middle-aged hunter and collector as their dashing hero.Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Traverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverse. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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